The New Black

It’s official: This year’s Beach wedding is last year’s backyard wedding. Doesn’t anyone want to get married in a non-descript hotel ballroom anymore? No? Three weeks, three requests for beach weddings. Plus a couple more on craigslist. My best friend Dee Dee thinks it might have something to do with the crappy weather we’ve been…

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The Dishes Are Done!

Okay, it’s 3:30 in the morning, the advice column is up, the blog is up, and I am going to bed. Tomorrow I’m tracking down a potential site for my future webmistress and trying to find hotels in Santa Barbara. And middling things like changing my car insurance and going to Target. Ah, the glamourous…

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Ode to Craigslist

Okay, so Craigslist is like, the greatest thing ever. I found our house on Craigslist. A great deal of my clients found me on Craigslist, and I’ve found a few of them there as well. Part-time jobs, DVD players, you name it, I’ve found it. Right now, I’m trying to find a reasonably priced Treo…

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Enough of the Trash Cans Already

Seriously.So, I spent all of today updating my website – I addded new pictures, and a link to this blog. I started out just wanting to put in the new advice column, but then I wanted to add the blog. And I love that picture of Diane and Andrew that my friend and one-time assisstant…

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Meanwhile, back in the O.C.

So, Saturday and Sunday I was in Orange County. Like, DEEP Orange County. Two hours round-trip from my humble little abode in the San Fernando Valley. What I love about this gig is that every wedding is different. Sunday’s wedding was at the clubhouse of a planned community – Ladera Ranch. This place was pretty…

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Oh, you’re a wedding planner? (Head tilt)Like J.Lo?A: Like J.Lo in the movie, yes. And, if you think about it, like J.Lo in real life, as well. Q: Is being a wedding planner just like the movie?A: It’s not far off. I wish I had her supersuit with all the bottles. Instead, I carry…

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